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Amazon reports boost in quarterly profits, exceeds revenue estimates as it invests in AI

Oct. 31, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates, sending the company's stock up in after-hours trading. For the three months that ended on Sept. 30, the Seattle-based tech giant posted a revenue of $158.9 billion, higher...

Apple sells $46 billion worth of iPhones over the summer as AI helps end slump

Oct. 31, 2024 18:05 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summer quarter, an early sign that its recent efforts to revive demand for its marquee product with an infusion of artificial intelligence are paying off. Sales of the iPhone totaled $46.22 billion for...

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

Oct. 31, 2024 16:36 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news, sports scores and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI...

Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses in Spanish

Oct. 31, 2024 12:15 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With just days before the presidential election, Latino voters are facing a barrage of targeted ads in Spanish and a new source of political messaging in the artificial intelligence age: chatbots generating unfounded claims in Spanish about voting rights. AI...

Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them

Oct. 31, 2024 10:02 AM EDT

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that...

Samsung reports 'major' progress in supply deal for AI chips

Oct. 31, 2024 05:23 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported progress on a major supply deal for artificial intelligence-focused chips, aiming to reassure investors following a slowdown in semiconductor profits during the last quarter. The South Korean technology giant said...

Reddit's explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first profit as a public company

Oct. 30, 2024 19:35 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Reddit has turned a profit for the first time as a public company. The social platform claimed a profit of $29.9 million, or 16 cents per share, for the period ending in September, and reported sales of $348.4 million, an amount surpassing the $312.8 million...

Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth it

Oct. 30, 2024 19:13 PM EDT

Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off. The company has spent billions of dollars to expand its global network of data centers and other...

Meta's third-quarter profit surges 35% reflecting strong ad revenue and its AI push

Oct. 30, 2024 19:09 PM EDT

Meta Platforms Inc. posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results on Wednesday fueled by its advertising revenue growth and its push to incorporate artificial intelligence. But the Instagram and Facebook parent company warned that it expects a “significant acceleration” in...

Robert Downey Jr. says he 'intends to sue' all future executives who use his AI replica

Oct. 29, 2024 19:18 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. doesn't think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence. But if they did, he would lawyer up — even posthumously. On a recent episode of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast, the...